the practice of faking disability is very serious one. Its irony that genuine disabled people run from pillar to post to obtain the certificate, and non-disabled people get it quite easily. Blind people are the most affected by this practice. Aren't we have blind IAS who drive cars? http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/the-thriving-disability-racket/article7033740.ece
The scam in forging certificates allows for employment On March 4, a process to cleanse the system took its first toll. A village rehabilitation worker in Hassan was suspended after it was determined by a medical board that he had faked disability for a certificate. The suspension is the first among the nearly 100 notices, based on complaints, sent by the Commissioner for Disabilities. The list includes taluk panchayat members, bus drivers, teachers, hospital workers, among other government officials. In the case of the Hassan worker, the notice was first sent in October 30, 2014, to the official after a complainant alleged that he had received disability benefits with an invalid certificate. A court case followed, and eventually, the judge ordered a medical test to verify the disability. The ruse came undone, and suspension was ordered. "There is a big racket in forging certificates, which would allow for employment under the disability quota. Doctors in small district hospitals are paid to issue disability certificates for even cut-off fingers or when one eye loses sight (losing an eye doesn't count as disability as long as the other eye is functional)," said K. Rajanna, Disability Commissioner. Keeping this in mind, the officials were asked to undergo a medical test in Victoria Hospital, where it is assumed the results cannot be tampered with. However, the process is long, admit officials. Many didn't show up even after repeated notices, while some have approached the court. Officials involved in sending notices said a handful of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation drivers have been accused of faking disabilities or mentioning obesity as a disability. "They see this as an easy way to get out of driving or conductor posts, and to be posted in a desk job at the main office or depot," said an official. Nearly 15 notices have been sent to workers in Kidwai cancer hospital. "The hospital had sought submission of documents for increasing conveyance allowance for the disabled. I noticed a number of other employees - who do not have visible ailments - had also claimed to be disabled," said the complainant who had approached the Commissioner. Similarly, 15 complaints pertain to using fake disability certificates to obtain teaching positions in Chikkaballapur district. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
